Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Truly a Man

Ah yes, I was there the day he was born! He was supposed to be a GIRL..but turned out to be a boy instead, so we named him TRU-MAN!

I had 2 other little boys when I was pregnant with Truman, and the ultrasound technician made all my dreams come true, by pointing out girl parts and labeling the baby in my womb a GIRL!

I was thrilled. I redecorated the nursery. Gave all my boy clothes away, and bought a new baby girl wardrobe. I put PINK and Bunnies everywhere. I was into it. WE WERE HAVING A GIRL!

The Sunday before Truman was born I was sitting in Sacrament meeting with my 2 year old and 4 year old. Landon (2) was having a fit, so I stood up to take him out of the meeting. My foot got caught in the handle of the diaper bag as I struggled with my big belly to get out of the pew. I fell forward into the aisle, handed off my two year old to the pew-people behind me, and fell flat on my stomach in the aisle, spread eagle. My red tent dress flipped up over my butt, and I was exposed for all of the stand to see. The congregation gasped, the Bishopric all stood up. The High Council speaker droned on. I struggled to my feet and ran out of the meeting with my crying 2 year old.

I was so embarrassed. I wasn't really hurt, just my pride. The Bishop came out into the foyer and checked on me. Wayne did not. HE was mortified that I had put on such a display in church. A bit later, my 4 year old Addison, with his arms tightly folded, came out to see if I was all right. He said that "Dad" had sent him. I was fuming. I was never going back into church and we were putting our house up for sale.

A week later, when my beautiful baby girl was to be delivered, Wayne's face was flabbergasted.....Wayne: "It's a boy."Me: "Quit teasing me"Wayne: "No really, it's a boy!"Me: "Let me see!"She was a boy. He is a boy.I was shocked...stunned...silenced.Truman wasn't breathing very good, so the nurses whisked him away and I didn't see him for hours afterward. It was all very surreal.It took a while for this baby boy news to soak in. Where was my little daughter? A third boy? Was my baby really a boy? I was in mini-mourning for awhile, then felt so guilty about it. I had a perfect little boy-- why was I sad?

When the reality finally hit me, we had to come up with a name for our beautiful son. (He actually looks a lot like my sister, Liz. He could easily be her son. We tease about this all the time. It's amazing!)We thought about naming him Martin or King...because he was born on Martin Luther King Day....King Cole Welch had a nice ring to it....but we didn't want him to think he had to call for his "fiddlers three" all of the time....so we gave him his Great Grandfather's name...TRUMAN.

The "girl to a boy" folklore among the ward and family members was my "falling down in church made the boy parts just pop out, so now the baby is a boy." I just wonder what the ultrasound technician was "on" that day.

6 months later we did move out of that ward...but not because of my church embarrassment or because I didn't want to redecorate my pink, bunny filled nursery back to blue. It was just the right time to move forward.

Truman is truly a Man, and this day we celebrate him!!

WARNING: Here I go, rhapsodizing about my "perfect" children again.

What a wonderful piece he is to our family puzzle. Tru is the middle child-- and let's me know how "put upon" he is, but usually he is only teasing. Truman is so witty and fun! He always has something going on. He is "game" for anything, and isn't easily embarrassed. He loves to shop for DI treasures. He wears "crazy" outfits and has a flair for the neon. He dances like a maniac at the school dances, and stands right in front of the speakers. He is always finding the latest and greatest saying or band or place to go...then when it gets "hot" and everyone loves it, he has all ready moved on. He loves to serve and loves being involved at school. Truman is a great photographer and artist/designer. Truman has a fabulous laugh! Truman has many friends. He loves all types of music. He has a beautiful voice. He was great in "Les Mis" and "Annie." He sings in the choirs at school, and really enjoys being an SBO. Truman has a testimony of the gospel and enjoys hanging out with his family.

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Melinda, I love how much I learn about your family through reading your blogs. I have learn't more about your family in a few blogs than I have in the 6 years I have been in this family. You always make me laugh and sometimes even cry but I love love love your blogs! I have a fantastic image in my mind of a big pregnant lady wearing a red moo moo showing her butt to a church congregation that will carry me through the work day! Love ya!

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I'm just a regular mom with big dreams. I love my family and I enjoy being involved in their lives. I married my high school sweet heart in 1983, and I love him more each day. We have made a great life together. I have to be performing in a stage show at least once a year, but I'm having trouble juggling it with all of the travel I enjoy doing. My favorite place to go back to is NYC-- with the great food and Broadway shows.
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(X) Gone on a blind date(X) Skipped school- only in college, one timefor High School Seminary(X) Been to Canada(X) Been to Mexico(X) Been to Florida(X) Been to Hawaii(X) Been on a plane(X) Been in a helicopter(X) Been lost

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(X) Seen a Broadway show in NYC() Had a white-out() Fainted after giving blood(X) Gone to Washington, DC(X) Swam in the ocean(X) Cried yourself to sleep(X) Played cops and robbers(X) Recently colored with crayons/markers(X) Sang Karaoke(X) Paid for a meal with coins only(X) Won at a casino() Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.(X) Made prank phone calls(X) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose & elsewhere(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue(X) Danced in the rain-

(X) Walked in the rain(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe(X) Watched the sunrise with someone(X) Blown bubbles(X) Gone ice-skating(X) Gone roller-skating(X) Gone skate-boarding(X) Been in Times Square, NYC on New Years Eve() Been deep sea fishing() Driven across the United States east/west—(half way across to Chicago—does that count?)(X) Been in a hot air balloon() Been sky diving(X) Gone snowmobiling() Been to Switzerland() Been to Japan

() Been to Machu Picu, Peru() Lived in more than one country(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets() Made love in the grass outside your house(X) Seen a total eclipse of the sun(X) Seen a total eclipse of the moon(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish(X) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser(X) Seen the Statue of Liberty(X) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle(X) Been camping on a beach(X) Been on a cruise(X) Travelled by train(X) Travelled by motorcycle(X) Been on the TV() Been on the Eurostar(X) Been horse back riding(X) Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR-- and sang(X) Been to Disneyland/ Disney World(X) Truly believe in the power of prayer(X) Been in a rain forest(X) Seen whales in the ocean() Been to Niagara Falls(X) Ridden on an elephant(X) Ridden on a camel(X) Swam with dolphins() Been to the Olympics(X) Walked on the Great Wall of China() Saw and heard a glacier calf() Been spinnaker flying(X) Been water-skiing(X) Been snow-skiing(X) Been to Westminster Abbey() Been to the Louvre() Swam in the Aegean(X) Been white water rafting() Swam in the Mediterranean(X) Been to China() Been to Iceland() Been to the Great Pyramid in Egypt(X) Been to a Major League Baseball game(X) Been to a National Hockey League game() Been to Australia() Been to New Zealand(X) Swam with stingrays(X) Laughed so hard you cried() Got a speeding ticket() Had a near death experience